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It's crazy that the Miami metro has 2 out of the 5. There's also a Bugatti dealership right outside Downtown Miami and one in Broward too.
Wait Miami only has two out of the 5? I am confused by your post. I would think Miami would have all 5.
I did not add Bugatti because it's sales volume is literally less than 50 or so cars a year in the USA. Whereas the other brands mentioned above have much larger and more measurable volumes.
The Graff boutiques in NY and SF have the same exterior aesthetic and Chicago and Palm Beach have the same looking exterior. That's interesting. Their only mall location is at Bal Harbour. Im surprised SoCal doesnt have one. Leviev is only in New York and Moscow.
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Makes sense with those limited number of cars to exclude...if I can be allowed to name drop for a second, there’s a gentleman I know (acquaintance, not friend) from the restaurant/bar located in the hotel/residences that my gym is also part of who has 2 Bugatti’s ($7M worth from those 2 cars alone) plus a Lambo and likely another 1 or 2 other vehicles I am not aware of. Owns a telecommunications company. Obviously serious, serious bank if you can drop that amount just on cars. Down to earth guy who doesn’t flaunt it and loves talking sports, even with a lowlife like me—only reason I know these belong to him are because I have seen them parked at valet and the attendant passed along who owned the vehicles after noticing me admiring them. Would love to have his problems.
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Wait Miami only has two out of the 5? I am confused by your post. I would think Miami would have all 5.
I did not add Bugatti because it's sales volume is literally less than 50 or so cars a year in the USA. Whereas the other brands mentioned above have much larger and more measurable volumes.
How would you rank the cities with the best high end shopping? My take.
1. NYC - No question here. They're home to the flagship of just about all big brands.
2. LA - Second only to NYC. Destinations like Beverly Hills and South Coast Plaza.
3. Miami
4. Vegas - These two are obvious after NYC and LA.
5. Chicago - Has been quiet as of late in attracting new brands, but it's history makes it just round the top 5
6-8 - Houston, Dallas, San Francisco - Close call between there, can make the case for either. All have destinations and carry most of the boutiques you'll find. Houston and Dallas aren't particularly known for being shopping destinations, but both are severely underrated shopping cities with most of the boutiques you'll find there.
9-11. Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta - One would think of Boston being higher here, but they lack so many brands as compared all the cities listed above. My theory is being so close to NYC, and the shopping capital of the world. Still, enough going to be top 10.
Honorable mention: Aspen. For a small town that relies fully on tourism, their high end shopping scene has a lot to say.
Note: These are shopping cities, not fashion impact. The terms seem to be confused often. Atlanta would be much higher here, were that what was being ranked.
Most will acknowledge your list as fair. Not sure what attracting - new brands actually means? I noted a couple years when Chicago secured a Dior and Versace downtown. So far it is keeping its Neiman Marcus where it owns its own stand-alone building built in the early 2000s.
Philadelphia also has the hype-able KOP/Main Line Shopping mecca just outside the city. San Francisco clearly has its downtown offerings where I give EXTRA-Points to cities that have their offerings in a more traditional Core. That is just me.
Vegas and Miami that gets a hype with Miami Beach and Both extremely Tourist necessary to maintain its shopping. Is a bit less traditional and about locals and how well it can support them on its own. That loses some points for me. Still they are what they are and the stores there are there.....
Another plus is having still the department Flagship stores that are a dying breed. Any place can have the small boutiques. Not many will ever have a new Flagship Department store built again? I still find it crazy that NYC's Hudson Yards lost its brand-new Neiman Markus store. Being just leased was a huge reason going though Bankruptcy.....
Wait Miami only has two out of the 5? I am confused by your post. I would think Miami would have all 5.
I did not add Bugatti because it's sales volume is literally less than 50 or so cars a year in the USA. Whereas the other brands mentioned above have much larger and more measurable volumes.
There's 5 Graff locations that aren't in a Saks and 4 that are. The 5 that aren't are in NYC, SF, Chicago, Bal Harbour and Palm Beach.
See y'all measure shopping on how many flagship stores or whatever the case may be.
I measure to see if the local downtown stores and the TJ Maxx sell The Good name brands for cheap.
And if the local apparel is well priced at high quality. Win win. I won't be shopping regularly at flagships. But hey to each their own.
I found Orlando has the best clothes. Thanks to the top tier outlets.
Miami, Washington DC Area and New Jersey are also great.
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I still find it crazy that NYC's Hudson Yards lost its brand-new Neiman Markus store. Being just leased was a huge reason going though Bankruptcy.....